# Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/ethics-and-legal-issues-in-pediatric-healthcare-2/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 304,171 |
| Description | This cluster of papers focuses on the ethical considerations and complexities involved in pediatric medical decision-making, particularly when there are disagreements between parents and medical professionals. It explores topics such as parental discretion, best interest standards, state intervention in treatment refusals, shared decision-making, conflict management, adolescent autonomy, and end-of-life decisions in pediatric care. |
| Domain | Health Sciences |
| Field | Medicine |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T14437 |
| Works | 77,737 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [David Moher](https://scholariq.org/researchers/david-moher/)
- [Bert Vogelstein](https://scholariq.org/researchers/bert-vogelstein/)
- [Gordon Guyatt](https://scholariq.org/researchers/gordon-guyatt/)
- [Richard A. Gibbs](https://scholariq.org/researchers/richard-a-gibbs/)
- [Jean‐Louis Vincent](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jean-louis-vincent/)
- [Marco A. Marra](https://scholariq.org/researchers/marco-a-marra/)
- [Larissa Shamseer](https://scholariq.org/researchers/larissa-shamseer/)
- [Steven A. Rosenberg](https://scholariq.org/researchers/steven-a-rosenberg/)
- [Rudolf Jaenisch](https://scholariq.org/researchers/rudolf-jaenisch/)
- [Donna M. Muzny](https://scholariq.org/researchers/donna-m-muzny/)
- [Jacqueline E. Schein](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jacqueline-e-schein/)
- [Susan Michie](https://scholariq.org/researchers/susan-michie/)

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